Proenza Schouler presents "Act da Fool"

(Source: Act da Fool by Harmony Korine)

"The world want us to be happy.  And, I trust the stars.  They ain't never lied yet.  Every night they say the same thing.  The stars ain't never going to leave us."

The fashion label, Proenza Schouler, commissioned this experimental film, Act da Fool, which explores a group of girls in a poor, Southern town.  Despite their surroundings and their shortcomings, they stay strong -- they stay together.  There are no boys -- all they need are each other.  They have hope they will be able to leave their small town. 

The video plays on the Oscar Wilde quote, "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars," which was recycled in The Pretenders' song, "Message of Love."

Now the reason we're here
As man and woman
Is to love each other
Take care of each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good, good
Like brigitte bardot

Now look at the people
In the streets, in the bars
We are all of us in the gutter
But some of us are looking at the stars
Look round the room
Life is unkind
We fall but we keep gettin' up
Over and over and over and over and over and over

Me and you, every night, every day
We'll be together always this way
Your eyes are blue like the heavens above
Talk to me darlin' with a message of love

Now the reason we're here
Every man, every woman
Is to help each other
Stand by each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good good
Say I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

Talk to me darlin'

Like the girls in "Act da Fool," may we keep gettin' up and looking at the stars when life is unkind.  Over and over and over.